The Wonder of the Western Wall

For thousands of years, God’s people have gathered to worship, mourn and pray here at the base of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in a place called the Western Wall, the Wailing Wall and the ha-Kotel. But it hasn’t always been easy.

At God's holy hill

One tradition is to place personal prayer requests in the gaps between the stones – yes, that’s Pope Benedict XIV during his visit a few years ago.